diff --git a/block/Makefile.objs b/block/Makefile.objs
index 60a4cd2..fc27bed 100644
--- a/block/Makefile.objs
+++ b/block/Makefile.objs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ block-obj-y += qcow2.o qcow2-refcount.o qcow2-cluster.o qcow2-snapshot.o qcow2-c
 block-obj-y += qed.o qed-gencb.o qed-l2-cache.o qed-table.o qed-cluster.o
 block-obj-y += qed-check.o
 block-obj-y += parallels.o blkdebug.o blkverify.o
-block-obj-y += snapshot.o
+block-obj-y += snapshot.o qapi.o
 block-obj-$(CONFIG_WIN32) += raw-win32.o win32-aio.o
 block-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += raw-posix.o
 block-obj-$(CONFIG_LINUX_AIO) += linux-aio.o
diff --git a/block/qapi.c b/block/qapi.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2b1b6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/block/qapi.c
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/*
+ * Block layer qmp related functions
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "block/qapi.h"
+#include "block/block_int.h"
+
+void bdrv_collect_snapshots(BlockDriverState *bs , ImageInfo *info)
+{
+    int i, sn_count;
+    QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_tab = NULL;
+    SnapshotInfoList *info_list, *cur_item = NULL;
+    sn_count = bdrv_snapshot_list(bs, &sn_tab);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < sn_count; i++) {
+        info->has_snapshots = true;
+        info_list = g_new0(SnapshotInfoList, 1);
+
+        info_list->value                = g_new0(SnapshotInfo, 1);
+        info_list->value->id            = g_strdup(sn_tab[i].id_str);
+        info_list->value->name          = g_strdup(sn_tab[i].name);
+        info_list->value->vm_state_size = sn_tab[i].vm_state_size;
+        info_list->value->date_sec      = sn_tab[i].date_sec;
+        info_list->value->date_nsec     = sn_tab[i].date_nsec;
+        info_list->value->vm_clock_sec  = sn_tab[i].vm_clock_nsec / 1000000000;
+        info_list->value->vm_clock_nsec = sn_tab[i].vm_clock_nsec % 1000000000;
+
+        /* XXX: waiting for the qapi to support qemu-queue.h types */
+        if (!cur_item) {
+            info->snapshots = cur_item = info_list;
+        } else {
+            cur_item->next = info_list;
+            cur_item = info_list;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    g_free(sn_tab);
+}
+
+void bdrv_collect_image_info(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                             ImageInfo *info,
+                             const char *filename)
+{
+    uint64_t total_sectors;
+    char backing_filename[1024];
+    char backing_filename2[1024];
+    BlockDriverInfo bdi;
+
+    bdrv_get_geometry(bs, &total_sectors);
+
+    info->filename        = g_strdup(filename);
+    info->format          = g_strdup(bdrv_get_format_name(bs));
+    info->virtual_size    = total_sectors * 512;
+    info->actual_size     = bdrv_get_allocated_file_size(bs);
+    info->has_actual_size = info->actual_size >= 0;
+    if (bdrv_is_encrypted(bs)) {
+        info->encrypted = true;
+        info->has_encrypted = true;
+    }
+    if (bdrv_get_info(bs, &bdi) >= 0) {
+        if (bdi.cluster_size != 0) {
+            info->cluster_size = bdi.cluster_size;
+            info->has_cluster_size = true;
+        }
+        info->dirty_flag = bdi.is_dirty;
+        info->has_dirty_flag = true;
+    }
+    bdrv_get_backing_filename(bs, backing_filename, sizeof(backing_filename));
+    if (backing_filename[0] != '\0') {
+        info->backing_filename = g_strdup(backing_filename);
+        info->has_backing_filename = true;
+        bdrv_get_full_backing_filename(bs, backing_filename2,
+                                       sizeof(backing_filename2));
+
+        if (strcmp(backing_filename, backing_filename2) != 0) {
+            info->full_backing_filename =
+                        g_strdup(backing_filename2);
+            info->has_full_backing_filename = true;
+        }
+
+        if (bs->backing_format[0]) {
+            info->backing_filename_format = g_strdup(bs->backing_format);
+            info->has_backing_filename_format = true;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/include/block/qapi.h b/include/block/qapi.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4586578
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/block/qapi.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Block layer qmp related functions
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef BLOCK_QAPI_H
+#define BLOCK_QAPI_H
+
+#include "qapi-types.h"
+#include "block/block.h"
+
+void bdrv_collect_snapshots(BlockDriverState *bs , ImageInfo *info);
+void bdrv_collect_image_info(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                             ImageInfo *info,
+                             const char *filename);
+#endif
diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index 937ec01..a020ccc 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "block/block_int.h"
+#include "block/qapi.h"
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
@@ -1588,39 +1589,6 @@ static void dump_json_image_info_list(ImageInfoList *list)
     QDECREF(str);
 }
 
-static void collect_snapshots(BlockDriverState *bs , ImageInfo *info)
-{
-    int i, sn_count;
-    QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_tab = NULL;
-    SnapshotInfoList *info_list, *cur_item = NULL;
-    sn_count = bdrv_snapshot_list(bs, &sn_tab);
-
-    for (i = 0; i < sn_count; i++) {
-        info->has_snapshots = true;
-        info_list = g_new0(SnapshotInfoList, 1);
-
-        info_list->value                = g_new0(SnapshotInfo, 1);
-        info_list->value->id            = g_strdup(sn_tab[i].id_str);
-        info_list->value->name          = g_strdup(sn_tab[i].name);
-        info_list->value->vm_state_size = sn_tab[i].vm_state_size;
-        info_list->value->date_sec      = sn_tab[i].date_sec;
-        info_list->value->date_nsec     = sn_tab[i].date_nsec;
-        info_list->value->vm_clock_sec  = sn_tab[i].vm_clock_nsec / 1000000000;
-        info_list->value->vm_clock_nsec = sn_tab[i].vm_clock_nsec % 1000000000;
-
-        /* XXX: waiting for the qapi to support qemu-queue.h types */
-        if (!cur_item) {
-            info->snapshots = cur_item = info_list;
-        } else {
-            cur_item->next = info_list;
-            cur_item = info_list;
-        }
-
-    }
-
-    g_free(sn_tab);
-}
-
 static void dump_json_image_info(ImageInfo *info)
 {
     Error *errp = NULL;
@@ -1638,54 +1606,6 @@ static void dump_json_image_info(ImageInfo *info)
     QDECREF(str);
 }
 
-static void collect_image_info(BlockDriverState *bs,
-                   ImageInfo *info,
-                   const char *filename)
-{
-    uint64_t total_sectors;
-    char backing_filename[1024];
-    char backing_filename2[1024];
-    BlockDriverInfo bdi;
-
-    bdrv_get_geometry(bs, &total_sectors);
-
-    info->filename        = g_strdup(filename);
-    info->format          = g_strdup(bdrv_get_format_name(bs));
-    info->virtual_size    = total_sectors * 512;
-    info->actual_size     = bdrv_get_allocated_file_size(bs);
-    info->has_actual_size = info->actual_size >= 0;
-    if (bdrv_is_encrypted(bs)) {
-        info->encrypted = true;
-        info->has_encrypted = true;
-    }
-    if (bdrv_get_info(bs, &bdi) >= 0) {
-        if (bdi.cluster_size != 0) {
-            info->cluster_size = bdi.cluster_size;
-            info->has_cluster_size = true;
-        }
-        info->dirty_flag = bdi.is_dirty;
-        info->has_dirty_flag = true;
-    }
-    bdrv_get_backing_filename(bs, backing_filename, sizeof(backing_filename));
-    if (backing_filename[0] != '\0') {
-        info->backing_filename = g_strdup(backing_filename);
-        info->has_backing_filename = true;
-        bdrv_get_full_backing_filename(bs, backing_filename2,
-                                       sizeof(backing_filename2));
-
-        if (strcmp(backing_filename, backing_filename2) != 0) {
-            info->full_backing_filename =
-                        g_strdup(backing_filename2);
-            info->has_full_backing_filename = true;
-        }
-
-        if (bs->backing_format[0]) {
-            info->backing_filename_format = g_strdup(bs->backing_format);
-            info->has_backing_filename_format = true;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 static void dump_human_image_info(ImageInfo *info)
 {
     char size_buf[128], dsize_buf[128];
@@ -1814,8 +1734,8 @@ static ImageInfoList *collect_image_info_list(const char *filename,
         }
 
         info = g_new0(ImageInfo, 1);
-        collect_image_info(bs, info, filename);
-        collect_snapshots(bs, info);
+        bdrv_collect_image_info(bs, info, filename);
+        bdrv_collect_snapshots(bs, info);
 
         elem = g_new0(ImageInfoList, 1);
         elem->value = info;
